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2022 Trenier 18 Custom
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Serial#: 1168, Signed by the maker, dated 02/22
Body size at lower bout: 18" Body depth: 3" Scale length: 25 1/2" Nut: 1 3/4" Neck depth: .83/.94, 1st/10th frets
Materials: Solid bookmatched handcarved European spruce top; handcarved AAAA curly maple back, sides, and neck; solid ebony fingerboard; pearl headstock logo; Bubinga body and neck binding; solid abalone nut.
Hardware: Tropical hardwood tailpiece, finger rest and headplate; compensated adjustable ebony bridge; gold mini Schaller 16X1 tuners; floating custom Kent Armstrong Handwound chevron single coil pickup with thumbwheel volume control, screw-on jack with cable.
Notes: A European trained builder whose instruments combine traditional design with exacting contemporary standards of craft, luthier Bryant Trenier is a fine visual designer as well as a meticulous fabricator. The result is an instrument as pleasing to the eye as it is to the ear and the hand.
A full depth guitar in the classic tradition, this Trenier 18 Custom is tribute to the legendary D'Aquisto Centura. Carved of extravagantly figured bookmatched AAAA curly maple, the guitar has a hand-graduated, tap tuned, solid X-braced Alpine spruce soundboard.
Premium features include a generous oval soundport in the upper bass side, handcrafted solid wood hardware, D'Aquisto style open soundholes and a custom floating Kent Armstrong Handmade single coil pickup in a striking chevron design. The neck profile is an easy gentle D, with smooth low action over a fresh high precision setup, on a fingerboard of solid black ebony. A special plus, the guitar is accompanied by an additional acoustic pickguard in an identical design.
With it's finely carved X- braced soundboard, this instrument is a true acoustic guitar, open and forward, with clarity, punch and an even response along the entire scale. The voice is full and rich, with volume and projection more typical of a much older instrument.
At just 5lb 15oz, the guitar is phenomenally lightweight for a super jumbo body, and well balanced on the lap or he strap. With his workshop now located in southern France, Trenier is crafting guitars in high demand, and a considerable wait list, on both sides of the pond. Simply spectacular: one only, call now.
Setup: This instrument is strung with medium gauge nickel roundwound strings. The guitar will accommodate lighter or heavier gauge strings, according to preference. String action is set at 4/64" to 5/64" at the 12th fret, with moderate relief for acoustic playing with medium strings. The action may be lowered or raised to your requirements with the adjustable bridge.
Case: Original deluxe plushlined arched black hardshell case.
